Deborah Marsh

Eeekkk!

Sorry for these experiences.

Ha!

Thank you. That is a kind comment.

Thank you for bringing this perspective. Good (bad?) to know it extends beyond academia.

I remain puzzled as to why some continue to trot out that academia is not the "real world". I have endless responsibilities, deadlines, expectations, and work long hours. This is my "real world" & I hope that my efforts over a long career contribute to improving the "real world" of others. 🧪

The medicine Nobel Prize goes to 3 scientists for work on peripheral immune tolerance Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

Mary E. Brunkow, Fred Ramsdell and Shimon Sakaguchi were honored for research into how the body helps the immune system avoid attacking your own tissues instead of foreign invaders.

My daughter & I had the privilege of listening to Jane Goodall speak in Sydney. A night we will always remember. So sad to wake to the news of her passing this morning. Jane Goodall will be sorely missed but beautifully remembered. A tremendous legacy that will sustain. #RIP #JaneGoodall

Catching the lift with undergrad science students. One of them to another - “They used great language like mRNA vaccine & PCR. YESSSS” (accompanied by fist pump). Me to myself “YESSSS” 😊🧪

Billions going unspent from Australia’s $24b medical research fund Costings commissioned by independent MP Monique Ryan reveal the government could double how much funding it gives to innovative health research each year.

Medical Research Future Fund: Advocates urge increased disbursements amid US research cuts

“the government could release as much as $1.4 billion each year, more than double the current amount.”

Funding delivers breakthroughs!
⁦‪ www.theage.com.au/politics/fed...

Me too! Always brings a smile to the receiver’s face after they have worked so hard!! When it is their very first, first authorship, just feels extra special 😊

Celebrating 1st authorships in the group. Congratulations again to 2nd yr PhD student Tali Skipper on her paper out in Cellular Oncology - "Revealing genetic drivers of ovarian cancer and chemoresistance: insights from whole-genome CRISPR-knockout library screens". doi: 10.1007/s13402-025-01102-4 🎉🧪

3D Bioprinted Mini Placentas Poised to Revolutionize Pregnancy Research In a groundbreaking advancement that promises to revolutionize our understanding of pregnancy complications, scientists at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have successfully 3D bioprinted miniature placentas, or placenta organoids, offering an unprecedented window into early placental development. This achievement holds immense potential for unraveling the complex biological mysteries that underpin conditions like preeclampsia, a serious pregnancy disorder linked to placental dysfunction and affecting millions globally.

3D Bioprinted Mini Placentas Poised to Revolutionize Pregnancy Research

In a groundbreaking advancement that promises to revolutionize our understanding of pregnancy complications, scientists at the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) have successfully 3D bioprinted miniature placentas, or…

Women's health for all 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, which provides a roadmap towards gender equality. While some progress has been made over the years, ...

Our first Editorial is entitled "Women's Health For All".
www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...

3D printed mini-placentas offer a new way to study pregnancy complications ‘Placental organoids’ may help research into the early stages of pregnancy and life-threatening conditions like preeclampsia.

‘3D printed mini-placentas offer a new way to study pregnancy complications’ – University of Technology Sydney researchers create placental organoids that ‘shed light on complications like preeclampsia’: theconversation.com/3d-printed-m...
Paper: doi.org/10.1038/s414...

Designer homes for mini-placentas: A bioprinted solution Mini placentas can be grown in the lab to study pregnancy and complications like preeclampsia. Using 3D printing technology, we have bioprinted the first placental organoids and studied the impact of ...

We share the story behind our recent publication in this @springernature.com Behind the Paper blog post 🤰📰🌐

communities.springernature.com/posts/design...

Fantastic Claire! Big congratulations!! 🎉

Matrix directs trophoblast differentiation in a bioprinted organoid model of early placental development - Nature Communications The placenta plays vital roles in supporting fetal development. Here, Richards et al. develop a high-throughput bioprinted trophoblast organoid model to recapitulate the microenvironment of the e...

I made the world’s first bioprinted placenta organoids (mini placentas) and they’ve just been published in @natureportfolio.nature.com

We found that the matrix environment chosen for these organoids was critical to how they grew and developed 🤰

idp.nature.com/authorize?re...

It is beautiful isn't it! Will need to hold the congratulations to one day when I publish in this journal ☺️

Know that feeling & you are welcome. I saw the cover randomly on LinkedIn & it caught my eye. Took me a while to find them on @bsky.app as the new journal's handle not that intuitive (at least to me). Hope to publish in there at some stage!

What a beautiful cover for the very first issue in September of this new journal from the @thelancet.com stable - The Lancet Obstetrics, Gynaecology, & Women's Health, @lancetobgyn-wh.bsky.social. #medsky #obgynsky #womenshealthsky #STEM 🧪

OpenEMMU: A versatile, open-source EdU multiplexing methodology for studying DNA replication and cell cycle dynamics Biochemistry; Cell biology; Developmental biology; Computational bioinformatics

Thrilled to share our new paper: "OpenEMMU: A versatile, open-source EdU multiplexing methodology for studying DNA replication and cell cycle dynamics"!

We've developed a new resource that make this crucial research more accessible, accurate, powerful and low-cost.

www.cell.com/iscience/ful...

The ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. Here are 3 ways it can return to its original mission After months of pressure, Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned. This creates a unique opportunity for the federal government.

Dare I say *ALL* Australian public universities should be thought of as "national assets", including my own. Good suggestions on #Transparency #ExecutiveSalaries #PublicGood
ANU was set up to be a ‘national asset’. 3 ways it can return to its original mission
theconversation.com/the-anu-was-...

Author Guide for Addressing Animal Methods Bias in Publishing

"to help ensure the fair dissemination of animal-free research & to prevent unnecessary experiments on animals. It is intended to be used by authors who use nonanimal methods & may help prevent and address animal methods bias from manuscript reviewers". #3Rs www.animalmethodsbias.org/author-guide

Some talented bakers for sure!

It's official, I'm one of the judges for the 2025 Great Microscopy Bake-off @ the University of Technology Sydney organised by @louisecole.bsky.social on Oct 13th! Now there's a role! Microscopy-themed or science-related cakes, cupcakes or cookie decoration. Entries from last yr for inspiration 😀🧪

Plates of pasta about to go down well as our research group hosted Professor Caroline Ford and Dr Cecilia Ng on a visit to consider us as a research project site for the new Ainsworth Endometriosis Research Institute (AERI). We had lots to talk about! #endometriosis #AERI

Ahhh … I’ve read that now. Very nice idea. Thank you.

Can you give some more detail please on how this ice breaker works?